GBrowse is a combination of database and i … GBrowse is a combination of database and interactive web pages for manipulating and displaying annotations on genomes. Features include:
* Simultaneous bird's eye and detailed views of the genome.
* Scroll, zoom, center.
* Use a variety of [[GBrowse Configuration HOWTO#Glyphs and Glyph Options|premade glyphs]] or create your own.
* Attach arbitrary URLs to any annotation.
* Order and appearance of tracks are customizable by administrator and end-user.
* Search by annotation ID, name, or comment.
* Supports third party annotation using [[GFF]] formats.
* Settings persist across sessions.
* DNA and [[GFF]] dumps.
* Connectivity to different databases, including [[BioSQL]] and [[Chado]].
* Multi-language support.
* Third-party feature loading.
* Customizable [[GBrowse Plugins|plug-in]] architecture (e.g. run [[wp:BLAST|BLAST]], dump & import many formats, find oligonucleotides, [[PrimerDesigner.pm|design primers]], create restriction maps, edit features)
Note that the information on this page refers to GBrowse 2; GBrowse 1.x is recommended only for applications where legacy browser support is required and a single database is used.is required and a single database is used. +